Social Meaning and Linguistic Variation
Theorizing the Third Wave
Published on 7. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
406 pages
978-1-108-45806-1 (ISBN)
Description
The 'third wave' of variation study, spearheaded by the sociolinguist Penelope Eckert, places its focus on social meaning, or the inferences that can be drawn about speakers based on how they talk. While social meaning has always been a concern of modern sociolinguistics, its aims and assumptions have not been explicitly spelled out until now. This pioneering book provides a comprehensive overview of the central tenets of variation study, examining several components of dialects, and considering language use in a wide variety of cultural and linguistic contexts. Each chapter, written by a leader in the field, posits a unique theoretical claim about social meaning and presents new empirical data to shed light on the topic at hand. The volume makes a case for why attending to social meaning is vital to the study of variation while also providing a foundation from which variationists can productively engage with social meaning.
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'... this is an excellent volume of data-driven research that helps answer cutting-edge questions relating to social meaning, which should inspire a new generation of sociolinguists to advance our understanding of the topic in the future.' Roy Alderton, Language in SocietyMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
586 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-45806-1 (9781108458061)
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Lauren Hall-Lew | Emma Moore | Robert J. Podesva
Social Meaning and Linguistic Variation
Theorizing the Third Wave
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08/2021
Cambridge University Press
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Content
1. Social Meaning and Linguistic Variation: Theoretical Foundations Lauren Hall-Lew, Emma Moore and Robert J. Podesva; Part I. Where is (Social) Meaning?: 2. Social Meaning and Sound Change Lauren Hall-Lew, Amanda Cardoso and Emma Davies; 3. The Social Meaning of Syntax Emma Moore; 4. The Social Meaning of Semantic Properties Andrea Beltrama and Laura Staum Casasanto; 5. Pragmatics and the Third Wave: The Social Meaning of Definites Eric K. Acton; 6. The Cognitive Structure behind Indexicality: Correlations in Tasks Linking /s/ Variation and Masculinity Kathryn Campbell-Kibler; Part II. The Structure of Social Meaning: 7. Sociolinguistic Signs as Cognitive Representations Annette D'Onofrio; 8. Perceptions of Style: A Focus on Fundamental Frequency and Perceived Social Characteristics Katie Drager, Kate Hardeman Guthrie, Rachel Schutz and Ivan Chik; 9. Features, Meanings, and Indexical Fields Marie Maegaard and Nicolai Pharao; 10. Reconciling Seemingly Conflicting Social Meanings Roey J. Gafter; 11. Biographical Indexicality: Personal History as a Frame of Reference for Social Meaning in Variation Devyani Sharma; Part III. Meaning and Linguistic Change: 12. Emergence of Social Meaning in Sociolinguistic Change Qing Zhang; 13. Multiethnolect and Dialect in and across Communities Pia Quist; 14. Changing Language, Changing Character Types Rebecca Lurie Starr; 15. Social Meaning and the Temporal Dynamics of Sound Change Meredith Tamminga; 16. The Role of the Body in Language Change Robert J. Podesva; 17. Afterword Penelope Eckert.